Stratification of population in NHANES 2009–2014 based on exposure pattern of lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic and their association with cardiovascular, renal and respiratory outcomes

Stratification of population in NHANES 2009–2014 based on exposure pattern of lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic and their association with cardiovascular, renal and respiratory outcomes

Background: Environmental exposure to toxic metals is an important risk factor to human health. Traditional methods have examined associations between a health endpoint and exposure to heavy metals by either univariate or multiple regression. In the setting of ubiquitous heterogeneous environmental...

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Main Authors: Xu Yao, Xu Steven Xu, Yaning Yang, Zhi Zhu, Zhao Zhu, Fangbiao Tao, Min Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Environment International
Subjects:
NHANES
Arsenic
Lead
Cadmium
Mercury
K-medoids clustering
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412021000349

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